2 Kings

2 Kings 4:8

⁸One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

Read all of 2 Kings 4

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	הַיּ֜וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֣ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
went	וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Shunem	שׁוּנֵ֗ם	šū·nêm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7766 Shunem
and a prominent	גְדוֹלָ֔ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
woman	אִשָּׁ֣ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who lived there	וְשָׁם֙	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
persuaded	וַתַּחֲזֶק־	wat·ta·ḥă·zeq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
him	בּ֖וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
to have a meal	לֶאֱכָל־	le·’ĕ·ḵāl-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
So whenever	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
he would pass by	עָבְר֔וֹ	‘ā·ḇə·rōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
he would stop	יָסֻ֥ר	yā·sur	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
there	שָׁ֖מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
to eat	לֶאֱכָל־	le·’ĕ·ḵāl-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joshua 19:18 · 2 Kings 4:11–12 · Job 32:9 · 1 Kings 1:3 · Job 1:3 · Luke 24:29 · Genesis 19:3 · 2 Samuel 19:32 · Judges 19:20 · Proverbs 7:21 · Luke 1:15 · Acts 16:15

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.